Health & Medicine
Through the study and use of genetics, we can identify measures that could lead to the improvement of human health and wellness. These methods and procedures aim to prevent years of chronic disease and thousands of dollars in health care costs, and provide families and communities with knowledge of how to live healthier.
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Genes for obesity do not prevent or hinder weight loss, scientists find
Recent research into the genetics of obesity has uncovered a range of gene loci associated with body mass index (BMI) ...
FDA’s new stem cell guidelines receive both praise and criticism
The [FDA's] new guidelines...clarify existing regulation by outlining what uses of human tissue can be offered to patients without FDA ...
Chemical residues on foods and why dose matters
Dosage is what decides whether a compound actually produces toxic effects in the short-term, or long-term effects, such as cancer ...
Smoking has long lasting ‘footprint’ on human genome
A team of scientists headed Stephanie London...conducted a meta-analysis of DNA methylation sites across the human genome using blood samples ...
Low-calorie diet may delay onset of rogue elements that damage DNA
A new study has found evidence that health becomes endangered when ageing cells lose control of rogue elements of DNA ...
Could genetics explain racial disparities in asthma deaths?
Despite the decrease [in asthma in recent years], racial disparities persist. One in six black kids suffers from asthma – the ...
Lack of knowledge, not fear of science, stands in way of GM mosquitoes
At long last, though, mankind may be on the verge of a mosquito-busting panacea...[F]aced with the Zika crisis, the Food ...
Should next US President abandon the Biden-Obama ‘moonshot’ cancer initiative?
Obama's cancer-cure initiative may sound like a winning policy, but critics are lining up to suggest it shouldn't be continued ...
Genes play major role not only in IQ, but in academic success too
A new study of more than 6000 pairs of twins finds that academic achievement is influenced by genes affecting motivation, ...
Suppressing unwanted recollections may interfere with formation of other memories
[A] recent study...suggests that trying to banish that memory may cause you to forget the details of your conversation more ...
Human chimera research key to understanding unknown aspects of human development
How is it possible that we understand exquisitely well how worms, fruit flies, and rodents develop, but our own species’ ...
Hundreds of patients with genetic ailments denied treatment abroad
Hundreds of families with inherited conditions who have been waiting up to two years for an appointment at the State’s ...
Glyphosate herbicide in vaccines? Here is what concerned parents should know
Scientists say Moms Across America glyphosate-vaccine study methods don't reveal anything about herbicide ...
Commonplace helper cells may have key role in nerve regeneration
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have found a switch that redirects helper cells in the peripheral nervous system into ...
CRISPR-Cas9 gene scissors can cut most mutations linked to cancer
A group of researchers from Dresden’s National Center for Tumor Disease (NCT)...and the German Consortium for Translational Cancer Research (DKTK)...have ...
Florida politicians cross party lines to support Zika-fighting GMO mosquitoes
Florida politicians are uniting to fight the Zika virus. 61 Republican and Democratic Representatives have written a letter, urging federal ...
Heart attack memory may be stored on genes via epigenetic changes
The memory of a heart attack gets stored in genes through epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications of DNA that turns our ...
Talking Biotech: University of Florida’s Kevin Folta on fear-mongering claims of glyphosate-in-vaccines, food
University of Florida's Kevin Folta refutes fear-mongering claims of glyphosate in vaccines and food ...
IARC assessment of glyphosate only served to confuse policy makers, public
On March 20, 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) labeled glyphosate, the most commonly used herbicide in the world, ...
Blind use visual cortex region of brain to solve math problems
While a leading theory suggests our visual experiences are linked to our understanding of numbers, a study of people who ...
Glyphosate found in US honey
The Food and Drug Administration, under public pressure to start testing samples of U.S. food for the presence of a ...
Will transparency quell people’s opposition against GMO mosquitos?
Transparency is the best way to overcome people's opposition to genetically-modified organisms (GMOs), says Jack Bobo.... ... Mr Bobo...says New ...
Stem cells injected into brain of Parkinson’s patient for first time
Doctors from the Royal Melbourne Hospital successfully injected stem cells onto the brain of a 64-year old Parkinson’s Disease patient ...
Drug administered pre-birth may stop common gene mutations from causing blindness
Researchers at Dalhousie Medical School have discovered a drug with the potential to stop babies born with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy ...
Is ‘warrior gene’ responsible for violent behavior?
At the root of their defence was monoamine oxidase A, known as MAOA. The gene MAOA encodes an enzyme whose ...
Pioneering stem cell treatment may help patients with spinal-cord injury
A company that stepped in to salvage the first-ever medical use of human embryonic stem cells says it has encouraging ...
Matching brain with genitals: Complicated neuroscience of gender identity
Finger length, empathy levels and even brain size don’t determine our gender identity. But what does? ...
